Epidemic of Fire

You create a stream of fire that shoots toward a target of your choice that you can see within range. Three beams then leap from that target to as many as three other targets, each of which must be within 30 feet of the first target. A target can be a creature or an object but can be targeted by only one of the beams.

A target must make a Dexterity saving throw. The target takes 8d6 fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 7th level or higher, one additional beam leaps from the first target to another target for each slot level above 5th.